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STEPHEN ROBB, OF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SLED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. .22, 1908.

Application filed December 9, 1907. Serial No. 405,737.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN Bonn, citizen of the United States, residing at Andover, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that in order to guide a bob-sled when it is being used for coasting, it is necessary either to jerk the sled around in the desired direction which is rather difficult and requires some skill, or to drag some part of the person, generally a foot, over the snow to retard the motion of one side of the sled and thus cause the sled to turn toward such side, the latter way being obviously inconvenient and undesirable.

The object of this invention is an improved construction of bob-sled which is adapted to be easily and quickly guided in any desired direction without subjecting the user to any iillcplnvenience or requiring any particular s11 With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then oint out the novel features thereof in t e appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following descri tion and the accompanying drawing, in w ich:

Figure 1 is a lan view of my im roved sled. Fig. 2 is a ongitudinal section t ereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, and Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the modified form of runner.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawing by the same reference characters.

My improved sled embodies two side members l, to the rear portions 1 of which are secured two cross-bars 2, and a seat 3 fastened to the cross-bars and extending be tween the said side members 1, runners 4 being secured to the respective side members at the ends thereof and extending along the lower edges of said side members.

In order to adapt my improved sled to be easily guided I have constructed the forward ortions 5 of the side members 1 separately rom the rear portions 1 and have pivotally the front portions and rear connected them at one end thereto as indicated at 6. A cross brace 7 is pivoted at each end to the other or front ends of the forward portions 5 and serves to maintain the proper spaced relation between the latter without preventing their movement to one side or the other to guide the sled. A crossbar 8 rests on the front ends of the forward portions 5 with its ends projecting beyond the latter .to form a foot-rest and is rigidly secured in that position by two hounds 9 which are fastened at one end to said crossbar and at the other to the respective rear portions 1 of the side members 1. Brackets 10 are secured to and spaced from the under side of the cross-bar 8 at each end thereof and a pulley 11 is mounted between each bracket and the said cross-bar. Each end of a handrope 12 is secured to one end of the cross-bar 8, and then extends inwardly beneath the latter, and passes around a roller 13 mounted in the front end of the forward portion 5. The ends of the rope are then designed to be inserted between the respective brackets and the cross-bar 8 and assed around the pulleys 11 backward to t e user of the sled, who by pulling upon one end or the other obvi ous y exerts a tension upon the forward portions of the side members to swing the same to one side and guide the sled in the desired direction. The hand-rope 12 may be employed to drag the sled, in which case it will preferably be withdrawn from the brackets 10.

Fi 3 shows the runners 4 as formed of integra rods secured to the opposite ends of the side members 1. These runners are obviously bent laterally upon the movement of the forward portions andexert their tension to return said portions to their normal position. It is to be understood, however that the formation of the runners is not limited to integral rods but they may be construoted of two rods 4 secured to the respective forward and rear ortions and hingedly connected together as s own in Fig.4.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A sled embodying side members formed in front and rear portions pivotally connected together, and runners connected to ortions and passing freely across the ivota connection.

2. A sled embodying si e members formed in front and rear portions pivotally connected together, and spring runners connected to the front and rear portions and passing freely across the pivotal connections.

3. A sled embodying side members formed in front and rear sections pivotally connected together, and runners connected to said sections and exerting a tension on said sections to hold them in alinement.

4. Theherein-described sled, comprising two side members formed in forward and rear portions pivotally connected together, a cross bar rigidly positioned over the forward portions, with its ends extending there beyond, and a hand rope secured at its ends to the respective ends of the cross bar and having a running connection with the forward portions of the side members.

5. The herein-described sled, comprising two side members formed in forward and rear portions pivotally connected together, a cross bar rigidly positioned over the forward portions, with its ends extending therebeyond, and a hand rope connected at its ends to the respective forward portions and having a running connection with the corre sponding projecting ends of the cross bar.

6. The herein-described sled, comprising two side members formed in forward and rear portions pivotally connected together,

a cross bar rigidly positioned over the forward portions, with its ends extending therebeyond, a hand ropesecured at its ends to the respective ends of the cross bar and having a running connection with the adjacent forward portions, said ends of the rope then passing outwardly and having a running connection with the corresponding ends of the cross bar.

7. The herein-described sled comprising two side members formed in forward and rear portions pivotally connected together, a cross-bar rigidly positioned over the forward portions and extending therebeyond, pulleys secured near each end of the crossbar, rollers mounted in each of the forward portions, and a hand-rope secured at each end to the cross-bar and passing around the respective rollers, said rope being designed to be passed around the respective ulleys and thence backwardly to the user of t e sled, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

STEPHEN ROBB. 

